Abuja, Nigeria

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Detachment Page: Abuja
Detachment Page: Lagos

Ships Store: Mug/Coffee Cup (Abuja)
Ships Store: MSG History
Detachment Photos: Photo Album
Detachment MSG Listing: Abuja
Map: US Embassy Abuja
Contact MSG History: Abuja
FACEBOOK: MCESG MSGDuty Group
FACEBOOK: MEGA Group

U.S. Embassy: Abuja
Together-We-Served: Abuja
Britannica: Nigeria
MSN: Nigeria
Google: Nigeria
WikiNews: Nigeria
Wikipedia: Nigeria
DOS History: Nigeria
WikiTravel: Nigeria
YouTube: Independence Day 2025
YouTube: Driving Tour of Abuja
Travel Advisory: Nigeria
Time: Nigeria
Weather: Nigeria
Phrase Book: Nigerian Pidgin

Relations established: October 1, 1960
Wikipedia: US / Nigerian Relations

Country Information

POTUS Visits to Nigeria
SECSTATE Visits to Nigeria
US Ambassadors to Nigeria
Natural Disasters in Nigeria
Terrorism in Nigeria

Capital: Abuja
Government: Federal Republic
Currency: naira (₦, NGN) Current exchange Rate 12Feb26: 1USD = 780NGN
Area: 923,768km, water: 13,000km, land: 910,768km
Population: 190.632.261 (2017)
Language: English (official), Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Fulani and dozens more
Religion: Christian 44.3%, Muslim 49,9%, indigenous beliefs 6%
Electricity: 240V, 50Hz (UK plug)
Country code: +234
Internet TLD: .ng
Time Zone: UTC+1
Life expectancy: 59 years (men) 63 years (women)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): $334.34 billion
Key Trading Partners: China 33.6%, Netherlands 8.82%, United States 8.63%, India 6.65%, Belgium 3.82%

2023
Detachment Commander:

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2008
Detachment Commander: Jason Boynton (TWS)(Facebook)(LinkedIn)
Roberto Montano (TWS) (LinkedIn)
A/ : Jason McCrady (LinkedIn) (TWS), Ruben Hernandez
Watchstanders:
John K Doku Jr.(TWS) (LinkedIn), Jose Hernandez, Malcolm X. Mardling (TWS) (LinkedIn),
Rolando Cadenas (TWS) (LinkedIn) , Tammy Diaz (LinkedIn)

YouTube: Ambassador Philip Goldberg Press Conference

2007
Detachment Commander: Jason Boynton (TWS)(Facebook)(LinkedIn)
Roberto Montano (TWS) (LinkedIn)
A/ : Jason McCrady (LinkedIn) (TWS), Ruben Hernandez
Watchstanders:
John K Doku Jr.(TWS) (LinkedIn), Jose Hernandez, Malcolm X. Mardling (TWS) (LinkedIn),
Rolando Cadenas (TWS) (LinkedIn) , Tammy Diaz (LinkedIn)

2000
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Davila

1994
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1990

1989
RSO: Robert Franks
Detachment Commander: Gilbert Feest, A/: Wayne Vanatta,
Watchstanders: Ron Sommerfeld (LinkedIn), Felix Trevino, Chris Sanchez, Mike Duggin, Chris Weiss

1988